Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
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Malta| Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
| Country | Malta | |||
| Selection process | Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | |||
| Selection date | 8 September 2018 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Marchin' On" | |||
| Artist | Ela Mangion | |||
| Songwriters | Emil Calleja Bayliss Cyprian Cassar Ela Mangion | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 181 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Malta was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus.[1] The Maltese entrant for the 2018 contest was selected through a national final, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) on 8 September 2018. A total of 16 finalists performed original songs for the first time since 2010.[2] Ela Mangion was chosen to represent the island nation with the song "Marchin' On".[3][4]
Prior to the 2018 Contest, Malta had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its first entry in 2003 only opting not to participate at the 2011 and 2012 contests. Malta has won on two occasions: in 2013 when Gaia Cauchi won with the song "The Start", and again in 2015 when Destiny Chukunyere came first with "Not My Soul" when it won the contest with 185 points, breaking the previous record held by Spain for the most points ever given to a winner.[5]
Before Junior Eurovision
Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Competing entries
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aiden Aquilina Cohen | "Wherever You Go" | Muxu, Cyprian Cassar |
| Albert-Lauren Agius | "Paper Boats" | Emil Calleja Bayliss, Cyprian Cassar, Albert-Lauren Agius |
| Ela Mangion | "Marchin’ On" | Emil Calleja Bayliss, Cyprian Cassar, Ela Mangion |
| Eliana Gomez Blanco | "Music Takes Control" | Muxu, Cyprian Cassar |
| Giorgia Borg | "10" | Muxu, Gillian Camenzuli Kerr |
| Isaac Tom | "Bonfire Nights" | Emil Calleja Bayliss, Dario Bezzina, Isaac Tom |
| Jahel Cardona | "Home" | Muxu, Cyprian Cassar |
| Katryna Borg & Rihanna Azzopardi | "The Puppet and the Clown" | Christopher Azzopardi, Kaya, Katryna Borg, Rihana Azzopardi |
| Kristy Spiteri | "Nann" | Ritienne Frendo, Cyprian Cassar, Mark Scicluna |
| Kylie Meilak | "Crystals" | Muxu, Elton Zarb |
| Lora Grech | "Finish Line" | Muxu, Elton Zarb |
| Luana Schembri | "No Rest for the Wicked" | Emil Calleja Bayliss, Philip Vella, Luana Schembri |
| Riona Degiorgio | "Infinity" | Muxu, Dominic Cini |
| Thea Aquilina | "Back to My Freedom" | Bruce Robert Francis Smith, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Rickard Bondel Truumeel |
| Yarin Coleiro | "Can You Be the One" | Muxu, Cyprian Cassar |
| Zaira Mifsud | "Shout Now" | Muxu, Cyprian Cassar |
Final
The national final was held on 8 September 2018.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgia Borg | "10" | 3 |
| 2 | Thea Aquilina | "Back to My Freedom" | — |
| 3 | Isaac Tom | "Bonfire Nights" | — |
| 4 | Yarin Coleiro | "Can You Be the One" | — |
| 5 | Kylie Meilak | "Crystals" | — |
| 6 | Lora Grech | "Finish Line" | — |
| 7 | Jahel Cardona | "Home" | — |
| 8 | Riona Degiorgio | "Infinity" | — |
9 |
Ela Mangion | "Marchin’ On" | 1 |
| 10 | Eliana Gomez Blanco | "Music Takes Control" | — |
| 11 | Kristy Spiteri | "Nann" | — |
| 12 | Luana Schembri | "No Rest for the Wicked" | — |
| 13 | Albert-Lauren Agius | "Paper Boats" | — |
| 14 | Zaira Mifsud | "Shout Now" | — |
| 15 | Katryna Borg & Rihanna Azzopardi | "The Puppet and the Clown" | 2 |
| 16 | Aiden Aquilina Cohen | "Wherever You Go" | — |
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